france

france — noun

1. Paris is the capital of this western European nation.

1.名詞A1
釋義

Paris is the capital of this western European nation.

例句

Zayd chose France for his summer vacation because he wants to see the castles in the Loire Valley.

preposition: chose France for + purpose clause

Camila lived in the south of France for a year and loved its sunny weather.

fixed phrase: the south of France

同義詞

文法句型

no article before 'France' in most contexts

用法筆記

As a country name, 'France' normally takes no article ('I live in France', not 'in the France'). The definite article appears only in set phrases such as 'the south of France' and 'the north of France', or when the name is modified by a pre-modifier ('the France of the 19th century').

常見錯誤

❌I visited the France last year.
✅I visited France last year.
💡country names do not take 'the' except in special phrases.
❌She speaks France very well.
✅She speaks French very well.
💡'France' is the country name; 'French' is the language.
❌He is a France citizen.
✅He is a French citizen.
💡use the adjective 'French', not the noun 'France', before a noun.

2. the government, political system, or state institutions of the country of France

2.名詞B1
釋義

the government, political system, or state institutions of the country of France — for example, when talking about elections, laws, or international agreements made by the country's leaders.

例句

France declared a state of emergency after the floods damaged hundreds of homes.

political entity + action verb: declared

The president of France visited Japan to discuss a new trade agreement.

the president of France (leadership title)

同義詞
  • the French Republic

    the official constitutional name, very formal and legal

  • the French state

    focuses on the administrative and legal institutions, less common in everyday speech

  • Paris

    used metaphorically in news to mean the national government ('Paris announced...')

文法句型

often used as subject of political or institutional verbs

用法筆記

In news and political writing, 'France' can function as a collective noun for the government or the state, similar to 'Washington' for the US government. It takes a singular verb ('France has decided...', not 'France have decided...'). For the government specifically, 'the French government' is more precise.

常見錯誤

❌France have decided to raise taxes.
✅France has decided to raise taxes.
💡treat country names as singular, even when they represent a group of people.
❌France government announced new rules.
✅The French government announced new rules.
💡use 'the French government', not 'France government'.